General Lab$90.00/hourSEM$165.00/hourEBL (staff-run)$395.00/hour (self-run EBL is not available for outside users)Masks$350.00/plate consumedStaff-operated rate on any$85.00/hour surcharge
tool or process

The University will assess facilities and administrative (indirect) costs as a percentage of direct costs at the rate effective at the time the direct costs are incurred.

All rates are subject to change.

To find out more about using the NDNF, please contact Patrick Fay at 574-631-5693 or pfay@nd.edu.

Gaining Access to the NDNF

To gain access to the facility, the following steps must be completed:

All cleanroom users must complete the Lab Safety Fundamentals training given by Risk Management and Safety prior to entering the cleanroom. The training is now online at the following link http://riskmanagement.nd.edu/training/. For access to the online training, first complete the Request to be added form. After registering, you may begin the Lab Safety Fundamentals training at the following link http://notredame.vividlms.com/. This Lab Safety Fundamentals training must be renewed once a year. The same link will be used for this yearly “refresher training”.

Carefully read the NDNF Laboratory Operations & Safety Procedures Manual (online at http://www3.nd.edu/~ndnf/safety/index.html), and fill out the last page (the lab user agreement). The FOAPAL number will be used to cover your usage fees for the cleanroom; in most cases, this number can be obtained from your supervisor or PI.

A Cleanroom Safety Overview with Dr. Fay (pfay@nd.edu) is required; this can be scheduled by contacting Dr. Fay.

After completing the Overview session, take the lab user agreement (from the safety manual) to Michael Thomas (B37 Stinson-Remick) to request a facility access badge. Processing usually takes 1-2 days.

When the access badge is ready, a cleanroom safety walk-through that covers general operations and safety inside the cleanroom must be scheduled through Michael Thomas (mthomas8@nd.edu).

After completion of these steps, access to the cleanroom is granted and you may request any tool-specific training required for your project.

All users of the NDNF must attend mandatory safety orientation and training sessions appropriate for the equipment to be used. Users must follow laboratory procedures and protocols at all times. Assignment of processing time on the equipment is on a "first come, first served" basis, except for systems with a posted formal sign-up procedure. Processes or experiments which will require the use of a system for an extraordinary amount of time must be scheduled with the Facilities Manager or the Laboratory Director, as appropriate.